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Space cooperation likely only after Western sanctions are lifted: Russia

Space cooperation likely only after Western sanctions are lifted: Russia

-- 2022-04-02 15:16:44

Russia's space director said on Saturday that the restoration of normal ties between partners at the International Space Station (ISS) and other joint space projects would be possible only once Wester...

Can Real Madrid hold on to their lead?

Can Real Madrid hold on to their lead?

Mashfiq Mizan 2022-04-02 11:56:57

Table-toppers Real Madrid will return to LaLiga evening today at Balaidos when they take on Celta Viga. Celta are always a team to beat led by Iago Aspas, as they showed Real at the Santiago Bernabeu...

Red Cross heads again for Mariupol as Russia shifts Ukraine focus

Red Cross heads again for Mariupol as Russia shifts Ukraine focus

FE ONLINE DESK 2022-04-02 11:35:26

Mariupol, encircled since the early days of Russia's five-week-old invasion, has been Moscow's main target in Ukraine's southeastern region of Donbas. Tens of thousands there are trapped with scant ac...

Moscow says Ukraine hit a fuel depot inside Russia

Moscow says Ukraine hit a fuel depot inside Russia

-- 2022-04-01 19:39:21

Russia accused Ukraine of carrying out an air strike against a fuel depot in the Russian city of Belgorod on Friday, an incident the Kremlin said set an unfavourable tone for peace talks with Kyiv. U...

Turkey working to bring together Ukrainian, Russian foreign ministers again for talks

Turkey working to bring together Ukrainian, Russian foreign ministers again for talks

-- 2022-03-31 14:37:06

Turkey is working to bring together the Ukrainian and Russian foreign ministers for talks after hosting peace negotiations in Istanbul this week, Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said on Thursday, ad...

Turkish prosecutor asks court to halt trial of Saudi suspects in Khashoggi killing

Turkish prosecutor asks court to halt trial of Saudi suspects in Khashoggi killing

-- 2022-03-31 13:32:28

A Turkish prosecutor asked a court on Thursday to halt the trial in absentia of Saudi suspects over the 2018 killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi at the Saudi consulate in Istanbul, and transfer the...

Ukraine preparing for new Russian attacks in the east, says Zelenskiy

Ukraine preparing for new Russian attacks in the east, says Zelenskiy

-- 2022-03-31 10:48:00

Ukrainian forces are preparing for new Russian attacks in the east of the country as Moscow builds up its troops there after suffering setbacks near the capital Kyiv, President Volodymyr Zelenskiy sai...

Putin demands complete surrender of Mariupol to end shelling

Putin demands complete surrender of Mariupol to end shelling

-- 2022-03-30 22:31:31

Russian President Vladimir Putin has said that shelling of the besieged Ukrainian city of Mariupol will only end when Ukrainian troops surrender. Vladimir Putin made the comments during an hour long...

Russia increases intensity of strikes despite promise to scale back: Ukraine city mayor

Russia increases intensity of strikes despite promise to scale back: Ukraine city mayor

-- 2022-03-30 21:51:13

Russian forces bombarded the outskirts of Kyiv and a besieged city in northern Ukraine on Wednesday, a day after promising to scale down operations there in what the West dismissed as a ploy to regrou...

UK lawmaker plans to change his gender identity

UK lawmaker plans to change his gender identity

-- 2022-03-30 17:52:46

A lawmaker in Prime Minister Boris Johnson's Conservative Party said on Wednesday he planned to change his gender identity to become Britain's first openly transgender member of parliament, a decision...

Russia promises to drastically scale down its military operations

Russia promises to drastically scale down its military operations

-- 2022-03-29 19:02:05

Russia promised at peace talks on Tuesday to drastically scale down its military operations around Kyiv and the northern Ukrainian city of Chernihiv, while Ukraine proposed neutral status with interna...

UK police to issue first 20 fines over Downing Street lockdown gatherings

UK police to issue first 20 fines over Downing Street lockdown gatherings

-- 2022-03-29 18:52:37

British police said on Tuesday that 20 fines would be issued over gatherings in Boris Johnson's offices and residence that broke coronavirus lockdown rules, sparking fresh calls for the prime minister...

European Central Bank plans currency exchange scheme for Ukrainian refugees

European Central Bank plans currency exchange scheme for Ukrainian refugees

-- 2022-03-29 18:29:37

The European Central Bank is ready to organise a scheme for millions of Ukrainian refugees to exchange their hryvnia currency into euros if the EU gives the ECB a guarantee that would cover the bank's...

Russia expels 10 Baltic diplomats in tit-for-tat response

Russia expels 10 Baltic diplomats in tit-for-tat response

-- 2022-03-29 18:04:18

Russia announced on Tuesday the expulsion of 10 diplomats from the three Baltic states in a tit-for-tat response, including three diplomats each from Estonia and Latvia, and four from Lithuania. The...

Ukraine, Russia resume peace talks with 'no handshake'

Ukraine, Russia resume peace talks with 'no handshake'

-- 2022-03-29 16:54:05

Air raid sirens sounded across Ukraine before dawn on Tuesday as Ukrainian and Russian negotiators met in Turkey for the first face-to-face talks in nearly three weeks, with Kyiv seeking a ceasefire w...

Manchester City - Liverpool title race is spicing up

Manchester City - Liverpool title race is spicing up

Mahtab Jamil 2022-03-29 15:29:55

As the Premier League steps towards the business end of the season, an exciting two-way title race looks to be on the cards for football enthusiasts.  Premier League is known to be the most comp...

Russian billionaire Abramovich, Ukrainian peace negotiators suffered suspected poisoning

Russian billionaire Abramovich, Ukrainian peace negotiators suffered suspected poisoning

-- 2022-03-29 11:21:56

Russian billionaire Roman Abramovich suffered symptoms of suspected poisoning at peace talks on the Ukraine-Belarus border earlier this month, sources close to him say. The Chelsea FC owner -...

Ukraine sets ceasefire goal for new Russia talks

Ukraine sets ceasefire goal for new Russia talks

-- 2022-03-29 09:39:20

Air raid sirens sounded across Ukraine before dawn on Tuesday as Ukrainian and Russian negotiators prepared to meet in Turkey for face-to-face talks, with Kyiv seeking a ceasefire without compromising...

Biden's remark on the end of Putin is alarming, says Kremlin

Biden's remark on the end of Putin is alarming, says Kremlin

-- 2022-03-28 19:29:01

The Kremlin said on Monday that US President Joe Biden's remark that Vladimir Putin "cannot remain in power" was a cause for alarm, in a measured response to a public call from the United States for a...

Ukraine, Russia preparing for first face-to-face talks in two weeks

Ukraine, Russia preparing for first face-to-face talks in two weeks

-- 2022-03-28 19:24:43

Ukraine and Russia were preparing on Monday for the first face-to-face peace talks in more than two weeks, with Kyiv insisting it would make no concessions on ceding territory as battlefield momentum...

Russia working out methods for accepting payments for its gas exports in roubles

Russia working out methods for accepting payments for its gas exports in roubles

-- 2022-03-28 19:16:14

Russia is working out methods for accepting payments for its gas exports in roubles and it will take decisions in due course should European countries refuse to pay in the Russian currency, the Kremli...

Russia warns media not to report interview with Ukrainian president

Russia warns media not to report interview with Ukrainian president

-- 2022-03-28 13:48:06

Russia's communications watchdog told Russian media on Sunday to refrain from reporting an interview done with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy and said it had started a probe into the outlets...

Russian forces have left Chernobyl workers' town,  mayor says

Russian forces have left Chernobyl workers' town, mayor says

-- 2022-03-28 10:57:23

Russian forces have left the Ukrainian town of Slavutych, home to workers at the defunct nuclear plant of Chernobyl, after completing their task of surveying it, the mayor said early on Monday. On Sa...

Russian-backed Ukrainian rebel region may vote to join Russia

Russian-backed Ukrainian rebel region may vote to join Russia

-- 2022-03-27 21:25:10

The Russian-backed eastern Ukrainian rebel region of Luhansk said on Sunday it may hold a referendum on joining Russia, drawing a warning from Kyiv that any such vote would have no legal basis and tri...

1,119 civilians so far killed in Ukraine since February 24, says UN

1,119 civilians so far killed in Ukraine since February 24, says UN

-- 2022-03-27 21:19:03

The United Nations human rights office said on Sunday that 1,119 civilians had so far been killed and 1,790 wounded in Ukraine from February 24 to March 26 in conflict between Russia and Ukraine. Som...

Ukrainian traders export first grain by train to Europe

Ukrainian traders export first grain by train to Europe

-- 2022-03-27 13:15:26

Traders have exported the first supplies of Ukrainian corn to Europe by train as the country's sea ports remain blocked due to the Russian invasion, APK-Inform agriculture consultancy said on Sunday....

New generation of Barcelona is ready to dominate

New generation of Barcelona is ready to dominate

Mahtab Jamil 2022-03-27 13:14:17

After a dominating win against Real Madrid in the last El Clasico, there is a huge sense of rejuvenation amongst the fans that Barcelona are back to their old exciting ways.  Barcelona’s b...

Rockets strike western Ukraine as Biden visits Poland, decries Putin

Rockets strike western Ukraine as Biden visits Poland, decries Putin

-- 2022-03-27 09:18:20

Rockets struck the western Ukrainian city of Lviv on Saturday, signalling a potential new front in Moscow's invasion as US President Joe Biden decried Russian President Vladimir Putin's power and soug...

Zelenskiy demands Western nations provide arms, asks if they're afraid of Russia

Zelenskiy demands Western nations provide arms, asks if they're afraid of Russia

-- 2022-03-27 08:38:01

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy, visibly irritated, on Saturday demanded Western nations provide a fraction of the military hardware in their stock piles and asked whether they were afraid of...

Ukrainian president urges energy producing countries to hike output

Ukrainian president urges energy producing countries to hike output

-- 2022-03-26 22:04:09

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky called on energy producing countries on Saturday to increase output so that Russia cannot use its oil and gas wealth to "blackmail" other nations. Addressing th...